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mutterer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who mutters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • c. 1954, Jack Kerouac, Untitled poem, in Book of Sketches, 1952-57, Penguin, 2006, p. 239, I, mutterer to / myself in childhood French [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a person who speaks softly and indistinctly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mumbler, murmurer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser

History

Etymology

From mutter + -er.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ancient Greek: γογγυστής (gongustḗs) — one who murmurs